Brooklyn Nets: 5 biggest disappointments from 2017-18 NBA season

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1. Lack of depth

Don’t get me wrong, I will be the first to praise the front office for adding quality talent to a once laughable roster. The current iteration of the Nets is nautical miles better than last year’s.

But for as much as Marks and the gang have done, there are still gaping holes on the roster, and they showed themselves this season. The previous four disappointments do not appear as stark if the roster is deeper.

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The point guard situation was explained earlier, so it needn’t be overstated. Dinwiddie did well for himself, but the fact that the team was desperate enough to turn to a former NBA nomad to run the offense is all you need to know about the state of the roster.

The center rotation was atrocious behind rookie sensation Jarrett Allen. By the end of the season, Timofey Mozgov and Quincy Acy were receiving most of the backup 5 minutes.

For the most part, young players took advantage of the opportunities they were given, which is a testament to Atkinson and his staff’s developmental acumen. However, the fliers they took would’ve probably come less deliberately if the talent pool was deeper.

Again, I reiterate,€” most of the flaws in the Nets roster were by design. Rebuilding teams are supposed to stink. These disappointments are, in all honesty, not significant long-term. They will work themselves out sooner rather than later, especially since the Nets have control over their own first round pick in 2019.

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What they decide to do with that pick, and various other pieces, remains to be seen. The past was somewhat grim, but the future is more than bright.

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